the photographer devin mitchell, creates the mirror images but never suggests what anyone should be.ly way to get the truth from anyone is to allow them to create what their story is. >> reporter: this is their choice 100%. >> your choice of uniform and your choice of who you are in your everyday life. >> reporter: in his everyday life marine veteran chris who lost both legs in afghanistan now has a modeling career. that stare into the mirror is a message. >> the goal is that someone will look at that picture and be like, okay, i need to keep going. it will get better. >> reporter: one of the clearest messages is the pain of ptsd. the vets want us to see the drugs, the pills combined with alcohol that they use to fend off depression. marine veteran andrew mclaren said that this message -- >> 21 saying that hey, i'm not going to become a statistic. >> reporter: -- is his resolve not to be the 22nd veteran today to commit suicide, but just before this photo was taken, he unleashed pure anguish at his struggle. >> i just want to kill myself every day. the only reason i don't do it is be

. >> reporter: here's the concept: the photographer devin mitchell creates the mirror images buts nevert anyone should be. >> the only way to get the truthy from anyone is to allow them too create what their story is. this is their choice 100%. >> your choice of who you are in your everyday life.. >> reporter: in his everydayte life, marine veteran chris van etten, who lost both legs in afghanistan, now has a modeling career. >> the goal is someone will look at that picture and think, "i need to get going, it will get better." >> reporter: one of the clearest messages is the pain of ptsd. the vets want us to see the drugs, the pills combined withus alcohol they use to fend off depression. marine veteran andrew mclaren sent us this message... >> i'm not going to become a statistic. >> reporter: is his resolve not to be the 22nd veteran today tor: commit suicide. but just before this photo was taken, he unleashed pure anguish at his struggle. >> i want to kill myself everyan day. the only reason i don't do it is because of my kids. >> it's going to be all right. >> reporter: it feels like

we watch the photographer devin mitchell visit several veterans a home. >> there's nothing better i coulds the concept. devin takes the photos and makes the mirror image but never suggests what they should be. >> the only way to get the truth of anyone is to allow them to create what their story is. >> this is their choice 100%. >> your choice of uniform and your choice of who you are. the mere image of every day life, of your past who you see yourself in the future. each photo has its own dichotomy. >> the veterans know these photos will post to instagram. but most are not snapshots, they're messages to other veterans and to us. this veteran lost both legs in afghanistan, but today he has a modeling career. that stare into the mirror is a pep talk to everybodying and not just himself. >> i need to keep going. it will get better. >> this this is the marine in you staring the new you down. >> basically. telling myself notbe a punk. >> one of the clearest messages is the pain of ptsd. some have it written on their hands. they want us to see the drugs t many medications, the pills they use.